Japan's NTT Communications will invest $160M to set up data centers in India

Japanese telecom service provider NTT Communications has launched its own data center services in India through its Indian subsidiary NTT Communications India Network Services (NTTCINS). The company will invest $160 million for constructing two new data centers in Mumbai and Bangalore which spans around 50,000 square feet; but they will be operational by April 2018.

The announcement comes after NTT acquired a 100% stake (Rs 533.83 crore) in Mumbai based CDN and hosting provider Netmagic in March The deal received FIPB clearance in March. Note that Netmagic holds an ISP license, which could possibly be used by NTT to offer Internet or broadband services in the country, after trouble with its Tata Docomo brand in India. Apart from CDN and storage services, NetMagic provides Managed Security, cloud solutions, private VPNs among others.

Currently, Netmagic claims to serve 2000 customers globally including firms from industries like financial services, telecom, online media, online trading, and travel among others. It has 7 datacenters located in Mumbai, Bangalore, Noida and Chennai.